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Thursday roundup: Fewer homesteaders, stadium land deals, downtown patrols
Posted by: James Eli Shiffer under Local business, Parks and recreation, People and neighborhoods, Politics and government, Public safety Updated: June 7, 2012 - 9:55 AM
What's making news in Minneapolis:
Homesteaders are giving way to renters in Minneapolis, St. Paul: Experts say drop in owner-occupied housing can destabilize neighborhoods. Minneapolis and St. Paul see more single family houses not homesteaded, which experts say can destabilize neighborhoods. (Randy Furst)
City meets with owners of land key to Vikings stadium: Private talks have begun to acquire several key pieces of land for the new $975 million Vikings stadium, even before the leaders who will oversee its construction have been named. Such deals must be made swiftly so that construction can be completed in time for the stadium's 2016 debut. (Janet Moore)
Downtown will be safe, officials say (Randy Furst): The pledge of stepped-up vigilance comes after revelations of a spike in violent crime downtown.
Somali community decries removing six kids from home: They say it reflects the child protection action against Dahabo Hussein Hassan and her husband, Bulale Mohamed Ali, reflects a divide between the county and their way of life. (Abby Simons)
Man fatally shot Tuesday is identified as Parrish Gray (Masako Hirsch)
Minne the Lake Creature resurfaces, this time in Wirth Park (Associated Press)
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